But it's Posy, Gale's five-year-old sister, who helps the most. She scoots along the bench to Octavia and touches her skin with a tentative finger. 'You're green. Are you sick?Ђќ 'It's a fashion thing, Posy. Like wearing lipstick,Ђќ I say. 'It's meant to be pretty,Ђќ whispers Octavia, and I can see the tears threatening to spill over her lashes. Posy considers this and says matter-of-factly, 'I think you'd be pretty in any color.